Towns & cities
Kigali
province-level city, capital and largest city of Rwanda
Rwanda · -1.9525, 30.1150
Kigali is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 3 productions, in the section each entry below links back to. No Wikidata filming statement points here yet, so this page says plainly which kind of evidence it rests on.
2 places inside Kigali have a page of their own: listed below. Everything shot at them is already named above, recorded against Kigali as well.
“Principal filming was shot on location in Kigali, Rwanda, and Johannesburg, South Africa.”
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Kigali as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, and labelled as what it is, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.
- Hotel Rwanda 2004
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Sometimes in April
2005
“In addition, various scenes set in Rwanda were shot on location in and around Kigali, with prominent landmarks such as Hôtel des Mille Collines and the Sainte-Famille Church featured.” Wikipedia
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Shake Hands with the Devil
2007
“On August 13, 2006, Halifax's The Chronicle Herald issued a call for extras, reporting "After filming several months in Kigali, Rwanda, crews return to Halifax to begin the final shoot...” Wikipedia
Filming locations inside Kigali
2 places inside Kigali, each with a page of their own. Every production shot at them is already listed above, because Wikidata records them against Kigali too.
Named here by Kigali’s own Wikipedia article
Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at Kigali, where neither Wikidata nor the production’s own article records it. That is the weakest evidence on this atlas, so these get no pin on the map and stay out of the downloads — the sentence is quoted in full below each one so you can judge it.
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Hotel Rwanda 2004
“Others, such as Hotel Rwanda, were set in the city but filmed in other countries.” Wikipedia
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“A number of films about the Rwandan genocide have been filmed in Kigali, including 100 Days, Sometimes in April, Shooting Dogs and Shake Hands with the Devil.” Wikipedia
Filming locations nearby
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Landmarks & buildings
Sainte-Famille Church
Rwanda·6 km west
building in Rwanda
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Landmarks & buildings
Hôtel des Mille Collines
Rwanda·6 km west
Hôtel des Mille Collines is hotel namely in french and is located in Kigali -Rwanda and it has 4 stars
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Kigali?
3 productions are recorded as filmed in Kigali, including Hotel Rwanda (2004), Sometimes in April (2005) and Shake Hands with the Devil (2007). 3 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in Kigali?
Hotel Rwanda (2004), covered by 59 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Kigali?
Kigali is in Rwanda. Its coordinates are -1.9525, 30.1150.
What other filming locations are near Kigali?
Sainte-Famille Church (6 km west) and Hôtel des Mille Collines (6 km west), all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by Adrien K, CC BY 2.0.